Wilderness.net, an Internet-based tool connecting the natural resource workforce, scientists, educators, and the public to their wilderness heritage through access to wilderness information: www.wilderness.net/index.cfm

Nonprofit Resources

Alliance for Nonprofit Managementttp://www.allianceonline.org Mission: To provide leadership in enhancing a civil society by challenging and strengthening those who deliver management and governance support services to nonprofit organizations.

Associated Grant Makers
(AGM) is a regional association of grant makers whose members are located in, or make grants in, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island. As a leadership organization for philanthropy, AGM serves the philanthropic community as a resource for promoting philanthropy, information exchange, networking, dialogue, collaboration and professional development.

GuideStarhttp://guidestar.org A clearinghouse of information on nonprofit organizations and grant making foundations.

Institute for Conservation Leadership, www.icl.org, 6930 Carroll Ave, Suite 420 Takoma Park, MD 20912, Tel 301-270-2900, Fax 301-270-0610 At the Institute for Conservation Leadership, we empower leaders with training and we build volunteer institutions that protect and conserve the Earth's environment. We do this by helping leaders lead better, building connections between groups with similar goals, and supporting groups' progress with fundraising, board development, and other activities.

New England Grassroots Environment Fundhttp://www.grassrootsfund.org Nonprofit grant program designed to foster a broad range of local environmental initiatives in Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and Rhode Island.

Tech Souphttp://www.techsoup.org Tech Soup offers computer hardware, software and other technical advice for non profits through their website and email newsletters. Also manages DiscounTech, a web based store for discounted software for non profit organizations.

Advocacy Sites

Alliance for Justice http://www.afj.org/ a national association of environmental, civil rights, mental health, women's, children's, and consumer advocacy organizations. AFJ works to strengthen the public interest community's ability to influence public policy and to foster the next generation of advocates.

Center for Lobbying in the Public Interest http://www.clpi.org/ Promoting, supporting and protecting nonprofit advocacy and lobbying.

The Public Policy Institute http://www.realclout.org/ Helps nonprofit organizations working for social and economic justice interpret the current political scene, successfully promote positive policy change, and build their organizational power.